Dirigible headlight



E. D.'AND H. A. TEMPERLE.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6. 1921.

Patented Dec.

n, 9 mm, 1 2, 1

Qm, G w@ F Rn D@ f @WW In the accom aan ino' i" l i 'l a \V s c n n partof this speclhcatiomin Which like nurniwatentcd @en 12, 1922 l rittenDIRGIBLE Hl-JADLIGHT` Application filed June 6,`

To all whom t may concern:

Be it` known that We, EDWARD D. TEM rnnrjn and HARRYA. Tmrrnnnn,citizens or" the; United States, residing aty the city of St.-

v lLouis,i`n the State oi' Missouri, have invent- 'ed certain new anduselullinprovements in Dirigible Headlights, of Whichthe following is aspecification. v e

This invention is a means for mounting the headlights o1 a motor car orthe like,l particularly a Ford niaehine,in such manner thatthe turningot' the front Wheelssirnultaneously turns the headlights.` This causesthe light fronithe headlights to precede the Wheels in the exactdirection in Which the `Wheels are traveling, instead of, as at present, shooting oil at a tangent to the `path of the Wheels,especiallywhen the car is turning a corneroraround. ,e l i drawings forming bersot reference denote lil're parts Wherever they occur,

l1`igure-1 is a top plan, View; Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line2-2 in Figur-e1; and

Figure 3 is a sectional `view on the line 3 3 in Figure 1. e e

The Sov-called radius (or connecting) rod 1 is attached to a pair otclarnping-members` 2 and 3, fastened together by bolts 4Whereby thesaidclamping-members 2 and 3 are firmly."linedv or attached to rod 1. AsetscreW 5 insures a bite on rodl. A stud 6 is borne by theclamping-member3 and isen-` circled by the eye 7 on the end of rod 8. Asimilar eye on theend oii'rod 9 rides on' the said eye, and` both 'areretained on' studbby cotter 10.4

1nA eye 11 at the opposite end of rod 8 encircles a pin 12, which isheld in placeby its head and cotter 13 in ork14 of casting 15, whichcastingis provided With forli 16 arranged at substantially a right angleto A fork 14.

A pin 17 is fixed in forli 16 and is encircled by 'eye 18 on. linlr 19,which at its opposite end. is provided With eye 2O encircling pin 21, l

fixed in forl 22 ot' casting 23. A hole 24 passes throughcasting 23 andreceives rod 25, Whichis heldtast in hole 24 by set-screw 26,

The opposite endy of rod 25 is sweated or otherwise suitably fixed ineye 27 on one end of a crank arm consisting olf'acastinggj28,` Whichatits other end is provided With groove L17,'1ies-between the` same. and!ybossf48.,

1921K.y SerialA VNo:Y 4753202:

sleeve V29,J k'which receives stud` i 30 proj ecting f, froinfthe maincasting 31.4 Stud-.39m held-in, ,f

`sleeve 29, by: set-screwY 32. s

lhe,V `:mainsu casting-31 is, j composed.. of i a 6.0 standard 33arranged at substantially a rig-ht;- angle tothe bodyfportionn34,.Whichg bodyl portiony is.substantiallythe` lidi-'ora boX1'35. From`the lid 34, project lugsv36, and'from the-` box 35 project-lugs 37. Ahole piences-. each pair of these lugs, andascrew 38 fas-4 l tens` thesame" together and unites the lid 34 to theboxf35- i The box' 35 when in.position i is; turned 11p--` sid'edown, sothatfthe lid 34deIi'nfetlectitsl bottom. The box 35 is composed oa-pair of castings, 39yand-1-40,`y kone,` ofowhieh possesses the lip-,41;` ,Both ofthe saidcastingsare, y provided, `With lugs,42, which fit into notches 43 inplateJ ,orlid 34, so as to hold it and box 75 35 morel tightlytogether.; `lor the,samereaf.V l son, lid. or'plate 34 is providedwitlifa flange,l

`44, upon which the lower edger of box`V 35`1 rests.

Luge `42 are bent inwardly, notches 434 in80 flange 44 being undercutbeneath thel main-H e y body of plate ork lid 34 and the said, lugs/12rgripy plateor lid 34fsecurely..

Acollar 45 is formedorn post,.4, andra y,

Semi-crcul'arv` notches V'49v in the castingy39- and 40- are locatedopposite each. otherrso,` as, to `forno a round hole .thatfencirclespost 46, e y and the edgesot the saidv hole,`lthat isrtofsayf, ltheed'ges of castingsg39land 40rfwhere notches 90 49 arefcutlit intogroove47... v ,t

Standard 33l is hollow. A shaft() isfrevf e olubly ,mounted thereinandgatitsupper end: H bears a gear 52,"W`hiclifis ffixed'thereto; and.rotatestherewith. e. 95 When the notches 49are, seatedly in.` the groove47 the inside of the; top-Wall of box 35 restswupon thetop of shaft50Whichpro jectsslightly above mutilated.' gear 52. With one-endet`boxlresting on shaft 50 andy its other end resting ingroove 47 and withlugs 42 seatedin notches 43; and hooked under platefor lid 34theinsertion of screws 38 in the holes throughlugs 36 andi 37 tightly`tast'e'nsbon v35` and lid 34' together andv covers 105 over v gear 52and the similar gear 51, and" the# idler gear 53' interposedl betweenthe said tvvo mutilated gears 51 and 52. The said three gears areconstantly in inesh,thatis to say,ithe mutilated` gears 51l andI 52 withidler. gear 53". Theycan not get out of mesh` bel cause of rotationof'gears 5l and 52 solar as to effect disengagement of them from idlergear 53, due g kto the fact that before'v When set-screw 54 vis screwedhome gear 52 moves with shaft 50. l/Vhen set-screw 55 gear 52. lindaylight running set-screwy 55 l is screwed home the headlight 56-moveswith will be unscrewed by key 57, so as not to contact with post 46,which containsa recess 58 y for the reception of the end of set-screw55.-

A recess 59 inshaft 50Vr`eceives the inner end of set-screw 54 when thelsame is screwed home. ,1. i Y

When it fis-desired that the headlights 56 shall ft'urn simultaneouslywithy the 'turning of the `wheels 60, the setscrew 55 is unloosened landthe set-screw 54 is screwed home; but when as in daylight running it isdesired-that `the headlight 56 shall remain stationary, so as toavoid'wearland tearon the"g`ears 51 and 52 and 53, etc., set screw 55 isscrewed home and setscrew 54 is unloosened. l

When by means of the steering wheel (not shown in theI drawings), theyradiusrod-"is vmove'dso `as to turny the"wheels 60 in one direction,therods 8 and 9 move correspondingly-butwith a slightfplay as to angles',denoted by full anddotted linesl in Figure l', withthe result ofrotating'shaft 50. if set-screw 54 be seated in recess 59,.

` vhaving been' screwed home'bykey 57, the

` purpose.

movement of rodsS and 9l will result in rotating'shaftO, by means of theintermediate parts through which they are connected. Rotation of shaft50'actuates gear 52, drives lidler gear 53,"an`d` actuates' gear 51,fixed to post 46. Thereby the headlight 56 is correspondingly'moved.Movement of rods 8 and 9 in the opposite direction turns headlights 56in the opposite direction. it is to be understood that just" asfthereare two headlights `56, sol also the parts between rod S and headlight56 are duplicated by rod 9,an'd the intermediate parts between it andits headlight`56jl l Screw `6l fastens idler 5,3.to 34. `Nut 62 isscrewed on the" lower end of post 46 andholdsthe same in the openingthrough plate or lid 34 andvb'oss63.

Aslot 64 is cut through one of the end walls of boX`35 for the insertionof the key 57, so as to reach the set-screw 54. e Setscrew54 containsvav recess 65v for the reception ofthe squareend of lkey 57. "Set-screw55 is provided with recess 66 for the same l/Vasher 67 is interposed`between nut 62 and the lower edgel of boss 63. y.

Theswiveledconnection of link 19, to. the forks14 and 16, and thesimilar connection between rods 8 and 9 and their respectivecastingsjfl5, allows for the natural adjustment that is necessary onaccount of spring action and. the difference in angleibetween rods 6 and9 and the radius rod l, to which rodsS and 9 are fixed by theclamp-members 2 and '3 and the set-screw 5. The said swiveledarrangement of the link l9'more particularly compensates for the springaction, while the difference of angularity of rods 8 and 9 relative torod l is permitted by the pivoting of rods 8 and 9 on their respectivepins i2.

Headlights 56 are suitably mounted in connection with post 46, so as tomove' therewith. Hole 2 4 through casting 23 and rod 25 and set-screw 26provide vertical adjustability. This is augmented by stud 30 and sleeve29 and set-screw 32. e

` The axle 67 and the chassis 68 andy bracerods "69 may be of any usualor desired cony of connection with the steering rod of a motor vehicleto be actuated thereby, a'. train of gearing connecting `the saidshaft-sin driving relationv and including a xed gear on ,oneshaft and aloose gear on the other, a releasable locking element carried by theloose gear'engageable inthe groove of the gear-shaft'and a similarelement carried by the bracket forvmovement into engagement with thegroove of the headlight vshaftfor locking same against rotation.

2. The combination with al radius rod of a clamp secured thereon, a rodpivotally connected to the clamp, a casting, coupling p y, pins carriedby the casting, one of saidv pins plate or lid being positionedhorizontally and the' other vertically,'the vertical pin connectingl thecasting to the aforesaid rod, a link `Connected'at one `end to thehorizontal pin, a

casting to which the other end ofj the link is connected, a verticallypositioned rod car-y ried by the last-mentioned casting and adjustablethereon lengthwise', means for fixing saidv casting on the rod, ashaft,a crank arm connected at one end to the shaft and having its other endconnected to the rod,

a supporting member having means for supportingthe shaft, a gear on theshaft, a headlight, a vrotatable supporting post for theheadlight, andgearing between saidpost and the aforesaid gear.

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loose gear and engageable With the shaft of said gear, and a releasablelocking element `carried by the bracket andvengageable with theheadlight shaft for locking the Same against rotation. l5

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix our signatures.

EDWARD D. TEMPDRLE. yHARRY A. TEMPERLD.

